Damien Martinez leads the Hurricanes to an old-school victory

Heavy old-school football for No. 6 Miami as running back Damien Martinez dominated the Florida State Seminoles in a 36-14 win on homecoming weekend.

Martinez has been under the microscope for his play and lack of a running game the last few contests, but against FSU he showed why he was the No. 1 player in the portal last season.

15 carries and one reception for a total of 169 yards and two touchdowns for the running back, who has begun to adjust to the RPO-style offense the Hurricanes like to run.

Last week he was the clear RB2, falling behind sophomore Mark Fletcher Jr. on the depth chart, and that seems to have lit a fire under him. He's performing at a different level and has shown he can run a different type of offensive attack that offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson typically displays in most games.

Thanks to the talented arm of Heisman hopeful Cam Ward, the Hurricanes were the No. 1 passing offense in the country. Against FSU, it was a concentrated effort to force the ball down the throats of the Martinez-led Seminoles.

“We all ran hard as a group tonight,” Martinez said after the game. “I don’t want to take the shine away from Cam (Ward), but we finally managed to overtake his passing yards. You have to give the O-line credit for blocking and dominating up front.”

The Hurricanes will now look to a familiar face on Manny Diaz's newly-led Duke team in another ACC home game as they remain undefeated this season.

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